ABSTRACT The number of mothers in the criminal justice system (CJS) increased over 700% in the past 25 years. Little is known about these mothers’ spirituality and religion. Our review of quantitative (n = 1,170) and qualitative (n = 87) data from mothers’ experiences and concluded that while spiritual wellness was important to most, the participants had varied spiritual views and practices. The authors provide suggestions for counseling to improve spiritual wellness of mothers in the CJS.

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刑事司法系统中母亲的灵性和宗教信仰

摘要过去25年中，刑事司法系统（CJS）中的母亲人数增加了700％以上。这些母亲的灵性和宗教知之甚少。我们对来自母亲经验的定量（n = 1,170）和定性（n = 87）数据进行了回顾，并得出结论，尽管精神健康对大多数人很重要，但参与者对精神的看法和做法各不相同。作者为提高CJS母亲的精神健康水平提供了建议。